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pendenthistory parent
No, they will not leave the EU because the EU is not reading the room right now. You think Trump will do nothing to protect FAANG? To be honest, despite being European, I'm surprised the US has let itself be pushed around for so long. I don't say I agree with it, it's just realpolitik.
jjani
Being made to follow laws is being pushed around?

If Trump makes Google not pay the fine you think that will have no negative side-effects? His actions have been incredibly positive for European tech companies, 5 years ago the only ones that even considered not going for the US options were a few companies in Germany. Demand has skyrocketed and making Google not pay this would give it a huge boost.

pjmlp
It is hard to understand in a country where big corp corruption for political parties is considered normal, and even gets prime time with gift ceremonies, and dinners.
pendenthistory OP
Laws that the EU passed in order to fine big tech one could argue. Just saying, you think Trump (and later Vance) will stand idly by? EU is a shell of its former self economically, there's not much we can do besides cozying up to an actual dictatorship (China) who literally shot thousands of students, turned them into pulp using tanks and flushed them down the drain. I know we all hate Trump, but the US is the better ally here still.
croes
Or they are.

How about a little tariff reduction to get rid of this fine for Google.

That’s how Trump makes his deals.

BTW where is the US pushed around? Reversed victim and offender?

myko
He has no options other than punching himself (and the rest of the US) in the face.

Which is kind of his thing so I guess he may try something

bee_rider
It is hard to understand what Trump will do… it is hard to talk about this without going on some US politics tangent, which I think is not appreciated on this site. But he isn’t particularly affiliated with FAANG really. He has some startup guys in his orbit, but they aren’t FAANG.

And he’s, uh… very motivated by what others have to offer him… so FAANG clearly has some leverage there, but I don’t think it is necessarily a sure thing they’ll work something out.

victorbjorklund
What is he going to do? Nuke Paris?
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vkou
Odds aren't terrible that Trump will have a fatal stroke before his term is up, the EU will outlive him, and can't and shouldn't tie its sovereign domestic policy and enforcement to cross-Atlantic chain-yanking that changes direction from week to week.

No matter what anyone does, he just moves the goal posts. Let him keep his ball.

dmbche
You never know they might have kept Cheney's heart surgeon somewhere to keep patching him up

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